High-Sugar Hay
Dairy cows fed a high-sugar ration are happier, healthier and better producers, says Dan Skow, a Fairmont, MN, veterinarian. But don't think molasses...
Keep Dry Cows Trim
To ward off fresh cow problems, consider adding a modest amount of chopped straw to far-off dry-cow rations, suggests Mike Hutjens, University of Illinois...
Low-K Grass Persists
Cool-season grasses will persist for several years without potassium (K) fertilizer, say Cornell University researchers. They evaluated reed canarygrass,...
Mixing manure and alfalfa
One of Russell Robaidek's customers always wants him to apply manure when the alfalfa is 6 or 7 in. tall. He has just one rule: Don't keep driving in...
NDFD Dilemma
Jim Linn and Dave Mertens believe NDF digestibility (NDFD) testing can be a helpful tool for monitoring forage quality in dairy rations. But their data...
New Test Measures Starch Digestibility
A new laboratory test measures the amount of starch that rumen fluid digests in 12 hours. The test can be used to analyze samples of corn silage, high-moisture...
Non-Forage Fiber May Depress Fat
Forages may promote better rumen function than non-forage fiber sources such as distillers' grain. In a South Dakota State University study, cows were...
Preservative May Aid Wet Distillers' Grain
Treating wet distillers' grain with a preservative improved intake but not milk production in a South Dakota State University experiment. The trial compared...
Proceed With Caution
If you have silage from a drought-stressed corn crop, you don't have to feed less of it, says Mike Hutjens. Producers who have large inventories of drought-stressed...
Biogas power faces hurdles
Dennis Haubenschild's tale of how he began generating electricity with biogas from his Princeton, MN, dairy farm and his roller-coaster relationship with...
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